GENERAL PRIMULA 
CULTURE 
The SOIL should be deeply dug and 
enriched with barn-yard manure, raw 
bone meal, or a balanced commercial 
fertilizer. When lime is required, it is 
so stated in our plant list. They should 
have PARTIAL SHADE, or at least, 
protection from the noonday sun, re- 
quire good drainage in winter and 
plenty of water during the blooming 
season. 
DIVIDE them every two years—Au- 
riculas excepted—otherwise the 
blooms will become inferior. After 
plants have finished blooming, or in 
early fall while the ground is still 
warm, they should be dug, the soil 
washed off the roots, and the plant 
segments broken apart. Trim both 
tops and roots and replant the divi- 
sions, being careful to water and 
shade them until new growth has be- 
come established. Primroses are very 
hardy and need protection only in 
SUB-FREEZING weather, when the 
local practises used for perennials 
may be safely followed. In localities 
where early snow blankets the plants, 
they rarely need further protection. 
In dry climates, mulch with peat, 
straw, or hardwood sawdust, but in 
mild,;~-damp—chmates,-evergréen 
boughs are the best covering, for 
they afford air drainage and lessen 
the danger of rot. 
Primroses are unusually vigorous 
and healthy and the few garden ills 
worth mentioning in their connection, 
are more likely to affect plants weak- 
ened from the lack of proper care. The 
strawberry weevil, described as the 
“white grub of the May beetle”, usu- 
ally attacks only older plants which 
have been left in the same location 
for two or more years. Its presence 
is indicated by yellow leaves, and, 
in extreme cases, by wilted foliage 
and blooms. In small gardens the 
primroses may be dug, the weevils 
washed off the roots, and the plants 
reset in a new. location. As a pre- 
ventive for the beetle, from late May 
through June, use poison bait such as 
“Go West", following the directions 
on the package. For the grub, water 
the ground around the plant with a 
solution of one teaspoon of perman- 
ganate of potash to one gallon of 
water. Red Spider, a well known mite, 
sometimes attacks the under side of 
the leaves during hot dry weather. It 
is effectively controlled by washing 
of the tiny webs with a strong spray 
of water, or by dusting with sulphur. 
During abnormally wet weather, 
black spots on leaves may occur. Ap- 
parently these spots do not injure the 
plant materially, but merely detract 
from its appearance. Controlled by 
any fungicide dust containing cop- 
per. 

DELPHINIUM 
SEED 
Reselected seed of the choicest Pa- 
cific Hybrid stock. The florets are of 
unusual size, from 2! to 3 inches in 
diameter, of fine form and heavy tex- 
ture. The color range includes both 
light and dark shades of blue, mauve- 
pink tones, and white. We have 
found this strain to be practically 
disease resistant. Because of their 
branching habit, the flower spikes 
have a longer blooming period, and 
are more valuable for use as cut 
flowers. Pkt., 200 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 
100 seeds, 50c. 
YOUNG DELPHINIUM PLANTS. 
Strong, vigorous, ready for their per- 
manent location. Available in Octo- 
ber. Doz. $2.00. 

SPECIAL PLANT OFFER 
50 Pansy plants, 
catalogue price J... 25.900. $2.00 
142 doz. Polyanthus Primrose 
plants;; pricey? .).n. eee 3.00 
1 doz. Delphinium plants, price 2.00 
Total catalogue value....... $7.00 
The above mentioned three, postpaid, 
$6.00 

GUARANTY. All stock and seed is 
guaranteed true to description, but is 
not guaranteed for the result of the 
growing, over which we have no con- 
trol. Liability under this guarantee is 
limited to the price of the seed or 
stock purchased. 
LOCATION. Drive south from Port- 
land on Southeast 82nd Avenue, three 
miles beyond the city limits, to Lawn- 
field Road ("Primrose and Pansy” 
sign). 
THE CLARKES 
CLACKAMAS, OREGON 
Phone: MILW. 2-5607 

A Pacific Hybrid 
{| HERBERT F. 
) MARGUERITE R. 
Lawntfield Road 
